Daniel and his friends
1. What were the Hebrew names of Daniel’s friends?
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
1. What was Nebuchadnezzar’s dream?
He dreamed of a statue made of different materials
1. What command was given at the dedication of the golden image?
When you hear the trumpet sound you must bow down to it.
1. What was the name given to Daniel by the king?
Belteshazzar
1. Ephesians 2:10 says this
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
2. What was the punishment if they didn’t obey?
The people would be thrown into the fiery furnace
2.What was the appearance of Daniel and his friend after the 10 days food test?
They looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.
2. Daniel 1:8 says this
But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.
3. What did the friends tell the king that showed that they trusted in God?
They said that they would be saved by their God and if not, they would not obey his request to serve his gods and worship the golden image
3.Who were the first sets of people that the king summoned to tell & interpret his dream?
The magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers.
3. Daniel 2: 27-28 says this
27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these:
4.Why didn’t Daniel and his friends want to eat the food given to them?
It was dedicated to an idol, the food went against what God told the Israelites to eat.
4. What did king Nebuchadnezzar see in the furnace?
He saw four people standing there
4.What was the response of the astrologers to the kings request for them to tell & interpret the dream?
What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans.
4. Daniel 3:17-18 says this
17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us[a] from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.
5. To whom did King Nebuchadnezzar give honor?
The God of Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego
5.What was the king's decree after seeing that Daniel's friends were not harmed in the fire?
Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way
5. Proverbs 16:18 says this
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.